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Like many people in my generation and others before me, the possibilities of space and space exploration have always been something I thought was solely made for novels and film. In most recent years, from a young age many children globally were exposed to iconic sci fi films and franchises. Star Wars and Star Trek have shaped generations like mine, and how we view space and its possibilities/ impossibilities. For this week's module “space and art” There were many themes that stuck out to me and many more that made me think deeper about technological space advancements.  For starters, in professor Vesna's lectures we learn just how important art is when it comes to the development and advancement of space technologies. Novelists like Arthur C Clark, wrote about science fiction advancements, the space elevator being a perfect example. Later, this idea inspired Nasa engineers and created a genuine interest in possibly bringing these ideas to life, straight out of science fiction.

The future of neuroscience and art have an endless amount of  possibilities. Advancements in technology are always being made and new discoveries create countless ways us humans come to understand and articulate what these findings can mean to us. In turn creating indefinite ways in which art can be made. A topic that interested me the most about this week's module, was the idea of sleeping and how our brains function while we sleep. Through professor Vesna's lesson, I learned that many of our dreams, 95% to be exact, are forgotten. The fact that we know very little is what I believe helps create space and a push for artists to wanna understand this process more and perhaps create their own perspectives through art on how this process may work. The intersection of neuroscience and art provides many ways we as humans can   unlock new forms of creativity, expression, and understanding. Well known artists like Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso have very popular works on art that hav

  For my second event I attended Leonardo Da Vinci + Gravity on zoom. I found this event to be quite educational and insightful. My main reason for choosing this event was due to the fact that it was based off of Leonardo Da Vinci, an extremely talented and famous artist. Though it was through this zoom and with the help of the speakers of this event, Claire Farago and Matthew Landrus, I've come to learn that Leonardo was much more than a painter, but also a well rounded scholar and scientist. Sources from the museum of Boston, state that Da Vinci was also know for being renowned in the fields of  civil engineering, chemistry, geology, geometry, hydrodynamics, mathematics, mechanical engineering, optics, physics, pyrotechnics, and zoology. I definitely would recommend others to attend this event, as it provides so much background on Da Vinci’s other passions and how that continues on and mixes within his own art work.  Overall it really was nothing short of interesting and I thin

  In this week’s module we learn about the intersections of Biotech and art, personally I found this topic to be the most interesting thus far, due to how controversial these subjects can be. Just as professor Vesna explains there are many ways artists create their works through this biotech lens, whether from working in the lab on a genetic level or simply capturing these moments through a camera. Defining Life By author Ellen Kerry, does a great job of exposing the reader to fresh and unique conflicts or situations that may arise from the combinations of biotech and art. A good example of this is when Kerry brings up the topic of intellectual property, stating that “increasing numbers of artists are producing new life-forms and cyborgs, what rights should accrue to these artist-inventors?” (Kerry). I found this to be extremely fascinating because moving forward, how do we as a society distinguish ownership with this evolving art form.  Artists like Eduardo Kac and Mel Chin have pushe

     Industrialization has been an immense focal point for humanity and obviously we have much to thank for it. The modern world, and life as we know it, has been deeply influenced by this era and has given us many advancements. For this week's module of Robots and art, I couldn't help but to focus on the purpose that robots have been given. First and foremost I do think “its important to recognize the creativity and art that goes into bringing a robot or the idea of one to life. Freerk Wieringa is an artist who I believe  does a great job of combining these two subjects. Wieringa combines an interaction of steel heavy metal looking sculptures and mechanical motors to create a robotic like experience to life . Personally I believe that in itself is the intersection of art. For humanity to utilize mechanics, science, and computers to create robotics, is indeed a form of art.       During the lecture we learn about Karel Capek, a writer who coined the term robot. I think a key ta

       After completing this week's module, I have definitely grown a better appreciation for mathematics as well as a new found understanding of the intersections math and art share. I think it's important to reference a really good point made by professor Vesna, “a lot of people who are in the arts say they hate mathematics,but they're actually using computers”. Even though that can sound super simple and unimportant I think Professor Vesna is saying a lot, Math is incorporated in so much of what we do today we forget to realize it, especially in things we usually relate to being so far from mathematics like art, “You're using mathematics whether you like it or not”.    A particular piece that stood out to me was the concept of de-geniusing created by Richard Buckminster Fuller. Buckmister Fuller believed that everyone was born with a genius inside of them, that once we entered the education system, that system works to de genius/reduce our perspective, losing our cur